God Passes By Outline
Correlation with A Traveler's Narrative and The Dawn-Breakers


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Introduction (by George Townshend)

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Condensed Outline


GPB page #- paragraph# (print copy line#)Topic/HeadingsDB/TN page # (or GPB page # cross-reference)
49-1
  1. Events preceding His death
51-1 (14-35)
  1. The Grand Vazír's determination for execution
DB 500-502; TN 20-22; 28-29
52-1
  1. Circumstances attending His martyrdom
TN 27
53-3, 54-0 (1-12)
  1. Calamities after His Martyrdom
DB 515
54-0 (13-38)
  1. Fate of the remains of the Báb
54-0 (39-41), 55-0 (1-10)
  1. Significance of His life (see also IX. below)
GPB 57-2 (20-41), 58, 59, 60
55-1 (11-13, 26-34)
  1. Tributes paid to His memory
56-1 (18-41), 57-0 (1-6)
  1. Parallel between His mission and that of Jesus Christ
57-2 (20-41), 58, 59, 60
  1. Significance of His mission (see also VI. above)
GPB 54-0 (39-41), 55-0 (1-10)









Extended Outline


GPB page #- paragraph# (print copy line#)Topic/HeadingsDB/TN page # (or GPB page # cross-reference)
49-1
  1. Events preceding His death
49, 50-0
    1. Martyrdoms of other Heroes
49-1 (4 and 16)
      1. (line 4 as 6 months, line 16 as 5 months?)
DB 430-431
49-2, 50-0 (1)
      1. (Reference to Martyrdom of Quddús)
DB 410-415
50-0 (1-16)
      1. (Reference to Martyrdom of Mullá Husayn)
DB 379-380
50-0 (13)
        1. (tribute of Siyyid Kázim to Mullá Husayn)
DB 48
50-0 (16-24)
      1. (Reference to Martyrdom of Vahíd)
DB 465-495-499
50-0 (24-28)
      1. (Reference to Marytrdom of Hujjat)
DB 527-581
50-0 (28-31)
      1. (Reference to Martyrdom of Báb's maternal uncle)
DB 448-449
50-0 (31-33)
      1. (Reference to Martyrdom of half of Letters of the Living)
DB 414-424
50-0 (33-35)
      1. (Reference to Táhirih's approaching doom)
DB 626
50-1 (36-41)
    1. Woes of the Báb
50-1 (41), 51-0 (1-7)
    1. Foreshadowed His own death
DB 444-445
51-0 (7-13)
    1. Deliverance of documents, seals, and rings for Bahá'u'lláh
DB 504-505; TN 25-26; see also GPB 69
51-1 (14-35)
  1. The Grand Vazír's determination for execution
DB 500-502; TN 20-22; 28-29
51-2 (36-41+)
    1. Contrary to the Sovereign's Orders, the Vazír sought to execute the Báb
DB 502, 504
52-0 (1-5)
    1. Amír-Nizám's commissioning of own brother for execution
DB 506; TN 26
52-0 (5-12)
    1. Leading Tabríz mujtahids signed death warrant
DB 508-510
52-1
  1. Circumstances attending His martyrdom
TN 27
52-1 (13-24)
    1. Insistence of the Báb that He would finish His conversation
DB 508-509
52-1 (24-30)
    1. Assurance to Sám Khán
DB 512
52-2 (31-41), 53-0, 53-1
    1. Disappearance of the Báb after Volley and Discovery with Siyyid Husayn
DB 512-513
53-2
    1. Resignation of Sám Khán and Volunteering of Áqá Ján-i-Khamsih
DB 514; TN 27
53-3, 54-0 (1-12)
  1. Calamities after His Martyrdom
DB 515
53-3 (35-38)
    1. Resulting Gale
DB 515
53-3 (38-41)
    1. Resulting Earthquake
DB 525
53-3 (41), 54-0 (1)
    1. Resulting Cholera, famine, etc.
54-0 (1-12)
    1. Death of Executing Regiment in earthquake and execution by firing squad, and Death of Amír Nizám and brother
DB 525-526
54-0 (13-38)
  1. Fate of the remains of the Báb
54-0 (39-41), 55-0 (1-10)
  1. Significance of His life (see also IX. below)
GPB 57-2 (20-41), 58, 59, 60
55-1 (11-13, 26-34)
  1. Tributes paid to His memory
55-1 (13-23)
    1. (Tributes by A.L.M. Nicholas, ?, Sir Francis Younghusband, ?, ?)
(see DB 514-515 note 2, Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith, p. 18, 30)
55-1 (23-25)
    1. (Dr. J. Estlin Carpenter quoting Prof. Edward Caird, Prof. Jowett's successor as Master of Balliol)
(see Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith, p. 22)
55-2 (35-41)
    1. (Tribute of the Czar of Russia)
DB 518 note 1
56-0 (1-17)
    1. (Further Tributes)
56-1 (18-41), 57-0 (1-6)
  1. Parallel between His mission and that of Jesus Christ
57-1 (7-19)
    1. More Severe Trials faced than by Jesus Christ
57-2 (20-41), 58, 59, 60
  1. Significance of His mission (see also VI. above)
GPB 54-0 (39-41), 55-0 (1-10)